Duties and Responsibilities
This will be the entry grade for professional Accountants. An officer at this level will berequiredto deal with accounting operations in an Accounting Unit or County Treasury.
Work at thislevel will be subjected to occasional checks rather than close supervision. Specifically, work will involve verification of vouchers and committal documents in accordance with laid downrulesand regulations; data capture, maintenance of primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books, registers and preparation of simple management reports e.g., imprest andexpenditure return etc.
He/she will be responsible for the safe custody of Government recordsand assets under him/her, analysis of the below the line accounts and may be deployed as a cashier where duties will entail receiving duly processed payments and receipt vouchers; writingcheques and posting payments and receipt vouchers in the cash books; balancing and ruling of the cash books on daily basis; arranging for withdrawal of cash for office use and ensuringsafety of the same at all times;
extracting and providing cash liquidity analysis; ensuringsecurityof cheques and cheque books; preparation of expenditure and Authority to Incur Expenditure(AIE) funding returns on quarterly basis at district treasury level; preparation of AppropriationInAid (AIA) returns on quarterly basis at district treasury level; paying personal and merchant claims guided by cash balances in the cash books and treasury regulations; and receiptingof all money due and payable to government.
Requirements for Appointment
For direct appointment to this grade, a candidate must have a; Bachelor's degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option) and passed Part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination Membership to a relevant Professional body